European cyber threats are growing much faster than other regions — as new report warns 'AI enables cybercriminals to operate at a scale we’ve never seen before'
- Email-borne attacks are increasing, Proofpoint survey finds
- AI-powered apps are creating visibility and identity control problems
- Hospitality and healthcare industries particularly hit
New analysis frommProofpoint has claimed cybersecurity threats are speeding up in Europe faster than anywhere else in the world.
Organizations on the Old Continent are facing increasing numbers of email attacks, rising interest from both state-sponsored and profit-oriented groups, and growing malware infections that don’t discriminate based on industry, organization size, or any other meaningful metric, the company found.
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In its report, Proofpoint first points the finger at email. This year, its telemetry detected 4.5 times more phishing emails compared to 2025 while, for the rest of the world, that growth has been more modest - 1.5 times. Detections per million inbound messages rose 3.2 times across Europe, it said.
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are of particular concern, it seems. These attacks happen...
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